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Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Herbert Jefferson Jr.

5 movies on Netflix

Biography

Herbert Jefferson Jr. is an American actor of film, television and stage who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg, and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. He made his feature debut in Roger Corman's Private Duty Nurses (1971) and appeared in Black Gunn (1972) as the brother of Jim Brown's character, plus The Slams. On television he played the merchant seaman Roy Dwyer in Rich Man, Poor Man and its sequel, and took guest parts in the pilot episodes of Knight Rider and Airwolf (1984). He is best known as Lieutenant Boomer on the original Battlestar Galactica (1978), a role he later reprised, with his character promoted to colonel, in Galactica 1980. Later films include Apollo 13 (1995) and Outbreak (1995).

80years old

Turns 81 on September 28in 322 days

  • Born Sandersville
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Herb Jefferson Jr., Herbert Jefferson and Herb Jefferson

Movie Career

Films
5
Career span
12 years1972 to 1984

Every film, newest first

  1. 1984AirwolfIMDb rating 6.6
  2. 1979Mission Galactica: The Cylon AttackIMDb rating 6.8
  3. 1978Battlestar GalacticaIMDb rating 6.8
  4. 1973Detroit 9000IMDb rating 6.3
  5. 1972Black GunnIMDb rating 5.8

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